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Architectural insights with Arundhati Roy

“Studying architecture and understanding space, how has that influenced your writing and your literature and understanding that part how do you think language and literature can help us understand our space?, because living in South Africa as an Indian who...

More than just Architects – Sir David Adjaye

The GSA hosted Sir David Adjaye, in a provocative conversation with Head of School, Professor Lesley Lokko on 10 August 2017. Listen to a clip of a part of the conversation that inspired us. https://www.lemonpebble.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/New-low-cost-typology.mp3 "There is a diagram in...

#FreshChat 03 – Office 24|7

Nabeel Essa of Office 24-7 presented the Mphebatho Cultural Museum & Moruleng Cultural Precinct (http://www.mphebathomuseum.org.za/), a place that documents and represents the narrative of the indigenous people of the Pilansberg - The Bakgatla-ba-Kgafela. Dutch Reformed Church, Mphebatho Cultural Museum...

Reflections on a conversation with Jeremy Rose

"I'm a modern person and I like that, but I miss the other side. Tradition. But I operate in a modern world, with its new challenges and every so often, you think about the past and you realize that there's...

#FreshChat 02 – Urban Works Architects and Urbanism

As a continuation of our conversation around issues of transformation that we face in Johannesburg, we invited Thiresh Govender and Holger Deppe to share their work. Thiresh and Holger are principals at UrbanWorks Architecture & Urbanism and are lecturers...

#Fresh Chat_1: Conversation With Jo Noero

Recently in our studio weve had some fiery debates around architecture and the role that we should play in the transforming space in South Africa. At the same time we had also been asked by the Chicago Biennale to interview...

Percentages, Numbers and Decisions Architects are not part of

If this week had a theme it would be education, may be learning or questioning would be closer. It was an eye-opening last few days , bookended by two events - a generous invite to review the semester -end work...

So Rhodes Fell

So Rhodes fell. Isn't it now time for the real physical spaces that divide us to fall, to be demolished, to transform and re-contextualised? My hometown of Actonville made the news in the last few weeks. For all the wrong...

UIA Day 2

Sanibonani! I see you. I recognize you. When introducing the keynote speaker, Mpethi Morojele South Africian architect, isi- Zulu greeting . He expanded on the meaning of sanibonani as recognizing the humanity of another. We see you. We recognize you...

UIA Day 1

Architecture is political! Otherw[here] is impolite, uncalled for, for the insecure political times we live in. Architecture is social, getting us to better places where we have never been. It is the coming together with burden of geographical location up-ended...